Experimental (FT-IR, FT-Raman, H, C NMR) and theoretical study of alkali metal 2-aminonicotinates

The influence of lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium and cesium on the electronic system of 2-aminonicotinic acid (2-ANA) was studied by the methods of molecular spectroscopy. The vibrational (FT-IR, FT-Raman) and NMR (¹H and ¹³C) spectra of 2-aminonicotinic acid and its alkali metal salts were recorded. Characteristic shifts and changes in intensities of bands along the metal series were observed. The changes of chemical shifts of protons (¹H NMR) and carbons (¹³C NMR) in the series of studied alkali metal 2-aminonicotinates (2-AN) were observed too.Optimized geometrical structures of the studied compounds were calculated by the B3LYP method using the 6-311++G** basis set. Aromaticity indices, atomic charges, dipole moments and energies were also calculated. The theoretical chemical shifts in ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectra and theoretical wavenumbers and intensities of IR and Raman spectra were determined. The calculated parameters were compared to the experimental characteristics of the studied compounds.